Lost premiere: A Tale of Two Cities reaction

Far many more people, much more devoted to the show than I, will be writing their reactions and theorizing as to where the writers are going. Supposedly a lot of the loose strings will be tied up this season, and next week's preview hints at this starting to happen. Without having the exact inside track, I will simply post my reaction:

-Season 3 started off with a striking parallel to Season 2's opening scene, and we see how the idyllic city of the "others" had an instant interest in the snapping off of the airplane.
-jack's caretaker (whose name eludes me at the moment) bears a striking resemblance to desmond's girlfriend. perhaps this is her "bad twin" although I think that theory is just a red herring. perhaps not.
-given the paradise lost on the island, why did they let the french woman live all these years with no real assignment?
-and why is that ship filled with dynamite there? what was the name of that one again?
-henry gale's name is ben. seems ordinary enough.

Overall, I thought it was pretty good - the ending was kind of odd, but intriguing enough - it lends some support to the idea that they are already dead, but that's an odd theory as well. More than likely, they have some sort of Internet connection and the basic information she told him could have easily been found through a google search. (Obviously, she could have had any stack of paper and told him anything and he would have just believed him, and perhaps that was the point of the exercise. Realistically, she would also search myspace, and would find Dr. Jack Shephard and all of his friends there.

Tags: lost, abc, tale of two cities